Brussels Field Study & Internship Program

Brussels, a city where multiple European cultures meet, is the policy and decisional center of the European Union as well as home to a lively, multi-lingual, contemporary and urbanized European culture.

This small, intense program gives independent-minded students with strong French language skills the opportunity to complete a 12-week internship and independent research experience, culminating in a lengthy field-based research paper written in French. The program has two phases: (1) 5 weeks of introductory courses on Belgium and its role in contemporary Europe as well as 15-20 hours of Dutch language instruction, (2) a 12-week intensive internship. The internship phase is coupled with an ongoing, weekly seminar course on European-level identities, public opinion and democratization. Through individualized internship placements as well as a structured, individually-attentive academic program, the Brussels Field Study & Internship program suits the academic needs and personal interests of students from a wide variety of disciplines.

*Note: Northwestern will send your tuition payment to IFE via wire transfer. The exact amount of tuition you are charged by NU will depend on the exchange rate when the wire transfer is processed. All other estimates above are in U.S. Dollars.